Classic Country: Golden '60s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Ballad of Jed Clampett
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1962-09-24)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1962-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1962-09-24)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1962-09-24)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1962-09-24)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1962-09-24)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-09-24)
recording of:
The Ballad of Jed Clampett (on 1962-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Henning (TV screenwriter and songwriter)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:04
2Alabam
recording of:
Alabam
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Copas
publisher:
Starday Records
Cowboy Copas2:20
3500 Miles Away From Home
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
500 Miles Away From Home (in 1963)
writer:
Bobby Bare, Hedy West and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
version of:
500 Miles
Bobby Bare3.52:43
4It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin'
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1962)
recording of:
It Keeps Right On a‐Hurtin’ (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Tillotson
publisher:
Ridge Music Corp.
Johnny Tillotson2:50
5Don't Worry
recording of:
Don’t Worry
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins3:16
6Right or Wrong
recording of:
Right or Wrong (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
Wanda Jackson2:38
7Together Again
Buck Owens2:27
8I Guess I'm Crazy
recording of:
I Guess I’m Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Werly Fairburn
Jim Reeves2:26
9Big Bad John
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-18)
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song) (on 1961-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
writer:
Roy Acuff
Jimmy Dean43:02
10Sink the Bismark
recording of:
Sink the Bismarck
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton3:14
11Let's Think About Living
recording of:
Let’s Think About Living
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
Bob Luman2:06
12D-I-V-O-R-C-E
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 59)
recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song) (in 1968)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Tammy Wynette42:59
13The Window Up Above
recording of:
Window Up Above (on 1960-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music and Trio Music Company
George Jones42:36
14She's Got You
vocals:
Patsy Cline
recording of:
She’s Got You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Patsy Cline3:02
15Mama Sang a Song
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (from 1961-06 until 1961-06-05, on 1961-06-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
recording of:
Mama Sang a Song (on 1961-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music, Leeds Music, Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Bill Anderson23:26
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer ('48-'76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass and electric bass guitar:
Bob Morris (Songwriter & musician for Buck Owens and His Buckaroos.) (on 1964-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Willie Cantu (Willie (The Drums) Cantu) (on 1964-12-01)
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Don Rich (on 1964-12-01)
guitar:
Jelly Sanders (Country music songwriter and musician) (on 1964-02-01, on 1964-12-01), Doyle Holly (on 1964-12-01), Buck Owens (on 1964-12-01) and Don Rich (on 1964-12-01)
pedal steel guitar:
Tom Brumley (on 1964-12-01)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Buck Owens (on 1964-12-01)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Buck Owens (on 1964-12-01) and Don Rich (on 1964-12-01)
recorded at:
Capitol Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-12-01)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail (on 1964-12-01)
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
publisher:
Good Ol Harlan Songs, Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Buck Owens42:12
2Talk Back Trembling Lips
recording of:
Talk Back Trembling Lips
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
Ernie Ashworth2:37
3Devil Woman
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
Devil Woman
lyricist and composer:
Martin Robinson
Marty Robbins42:54
4You Ain't Woman Enough
Loretta Lynn2:14
5Funny How Time Slips Away
producer:
Joe Allison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson4.253:04
6What's He Doing in My World
Eddy Arnold2:12
7Lonesome 7-7203
recording of:
Lonesome 7-7203
lyricist and composer:
Justin Tubb
Hawkshaw Hawkins2:46
8Sweet Dreams (Of You)
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
Patsy Cline52:35
9Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:46
10Chug-A-Lug
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
recording of:
Chug-a-Lug (on 1964-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller32:06
11What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 95)
recording of:
What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:37
12My Elusive Dreams
performer:
David Houston (US country singer)
cover recording of:
My Elusive Dreams (1967 song)
writer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
David Houston & Tammy Wynette2:54
13By the Time I Get to Phoenix
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 450)
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix (on 1967-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Glen Campbell3.52:45
14Statue of a Fool
recording of:
Statue of a Fool
lyricist and composer:
Jan Crutchfield
Jack Greene52:54
15Ode to Billie Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 51), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 191) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 412)
recording of:
Ode to Billie Joe (in 1967-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Bobbie Gentry54:12

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Release

ASIN:US: B000HCN5DA [info]

Release group

part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 7) (order: 7)